"Every time he sees me he says, 'I didn't do that [hack our election],' and I really believe, that when he tells me that, he means it."
That's comforting. Except that every time his own intelligence agencies tell him that Putin DID interfere with our election, apparently they don't mean it and he doesn't believe them.
"I can't stand there and argue with him."
Why the hell not? He's the leader of a hostile foreign nation that has always wanted to bring down the U.S. You are a coward if you can't stand up to that."I think he is very insulted by it, which is not a good thing for our country."
So you can't insult our enemies, but you can insult fellow Americans, including our veterans? Is that a good thing for our country?"Everybody knows there was no collusion. I think it’s a shame that something like this can destroy a very important potential relationship between two countries that are very important countries. Russia could really help us."
You might want to check the facts (and Robert Mueller) before you make absurd claims about what "everybody knows." And if you think Putin's aim is to help us you are certifiable insane."He said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. I just asked him again. He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they are saying he did."
Why are you even asking him? We have the answer and he's a liar. What's more, you are again contradicting the entire U.S. intelligence community. And that includes the people you appointed (not some so-called "deep state" Obama holdovers): CIA chief Mike Pompeo, DNI Dan Coats, FBI director Christopher Wray, NSA head Mike Rogers, Chief of Staff John Kelly, Counterterrorism adviser Thomas Bossert."This artificial Democratic hit job gets in the way and that’s a shame because people will die because of it."
Is that a some kind of veiled threat?